In cooperation with our international associates we serve our clients filing patent applications all over the world, concentrating on applications in Japan, and heavily focused on Korea, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore.

When prosecuting an application in your own country, it is recommended to work directly with your domestic firm.Our international associates are amongst the most respected firms in the world. We would be glad to introduce a local firm that we are associated with upon your request.

Patent Prosecution

In addition to the legal skills required to practice intellectual property law, our attorneys are trained as professional engineers and scientists. The majority of our associates have significant experience in their respective fields.

Services offered by our patent prosecution team:

• Arranging for patentability, infringement and prior art searches
• Preparing patent applications
• Providing legal consultation on the strengths and weaknesses of patents
• Prosecuting interference contests to resolve priority invention
• Establishing license agreements

We are capable of producing patent applications of the highest quality which include many more claims than the original draft. We work with large design teams from multi-national corporations, and with sketches provided by small enterprises and private inventors.
We so not just draft applications, we focus on exploring opportunities to maximize the rewards a particular invention can provide to a client. This is possible with Ryuka due to our ability to have insight into the nature of inventions, gained from our technical experience, as well as our understanding of the business environment.
Technical fields in which Ryuka operates include mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, software, computing, telecommunication, mobile phone technology, semiconductors, and optical engineering.

Patent Application
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-- Essential Patent Filing Information

Utility Model Application
-- Essential Utility Model Filing Information

Power of Attorney ( Form) -- online form to apply to Ryuka.

Trademark Prosecution

In today's highly competitive business environment, it is a critical part of corporate practice to develop a brand image that will stand out from the crowd. The most important aspect of this brand image is the strong trademark. Our team is experienced in the application and registration of trademark from international clients. Our clients and their trademark rights are defended by opposing and cancelling conflicting trademarks. Ryuka's policy is that trademarks should be protected by those attorneys who are qualified and experienced as both patent attorneys and trademark attorneys. Our clients will find that our members understand not only trademark law but also the technical nature of their products and services.

TM Application (Trademark Application in Japan)
-- A strategic approach for TM protection (Document)
-- Our discussion paper about Ryuka's strategic approach for TM protection.
-- Frequently asked questions.
-- A list of commonly asked questions .
-- Essential Trademark Filing Information

Design Prosecution

Ryuka Design team’s significant experience in advising on the availability, use and registrability of designs and undertake all work necessary to procure registration and maintenance of these rights. At Ryuka we provide design services that go beyond those provided by mainstream firms, such as utilizing the availability of associated designs in order to secure the strongest design property rights possible.

Design Application (Design Application in Japan)
-- Application to register your "design" in Japan.
-- Design Law in Japan (Document) *Explanation of legal environment in Japan.
-- Essential Design Patent Filing Information